Archie was a complete live Arch linux system to be run from a CD/USB, built with the KISS philosophy in mind. No packages have been removed to provide a full Arch linux system, yet it delivers the fastest performance with no excessive bloat. Archie uses its own hardware detection tool (lshwd) ideally to support wide range of hardware with low detection time. Archie also provides extended features such as multi-lingual capabilities, nesting capabilities, and hard disk install.

Eric Turgeon has announced the availability of the second beta build of GhostBSD 4.0, a FreeBSD-based operating system with MATE as the preferred desktop environment: "The second beta build of the 4.0-RELEASE cycle is available on SourceForge for the amd64 and i386 architectures. Changes and problems fixed between 4.0-BETA1 and 4.0-BETA2 include: fix rsync to avoid to copy the tmp and mnt directory during installation; update Networkmgr to 0.5 pre-release; users who omit the root partition will be warned by a window dialog; GBI partition editor have received lots of tweaks to avoid errors; GBI now partitions when installing; network with 'Live Image' should now work under VirtualBox or VMware Workstation. Known issues: X.Org fails to load MATE for some Intel and ATI graphics drivers. Issues fixed that need testing: installer copying file flawlessly; network in live environment." See the release announcement for more information and a screenshot. Download (MD5): GhostBSD4.0-BETA2-amd64.iso (1,259MB).

GhostBSD is a user-friendly desktop operating system based on FreeBSD. The project's goal is to create an easy-to-use and familiar workspace that can be used at home or office and for data rescue. GhostBSD supports a number of popular lightweight desktop environments, including MATE, Xfce, LXDE and Openbox. It also provides FreeBSD's package management system, Apache's OpenOffice.org, LibreOffice, LibreCAD, and Eclipse/Anjuta development environments for C, C++, Java, JavaScript, Jala and Python.

The GhostBSD project develops a FreeBSD-based desktop operating system. The GhostBSD project has published a new beta snapshot based on FreeBSD 11.1 and is testing new support for VMware Workstation Guest Features. "This first beta of the development of GhostBSD 11.1 release is ready for testing. All MATE and Xfce image is available with i386 and amd64 architectures. We hope to see a lot of people helping to test this next release. New feature: support VMware Workstation Guest Features out-of-box. Issues that got fixed: locale setting not filling correctly; Update Station tray icon; Xfce GhostBSD build: pkg still bootstraps from pkg.freebsd.org instead of pkg.ghostbsd.org; Octopkg/new repo." Additional information on this beta release can be found in the project's release announcement. GhostBSD 11.1-BETA1 is available in MATE and Xfce editions. Download (pkglist): GhostBSD11.1-BETA1-20170829-182151-mate-amd64.iso (2,376MB, SHA256), GhostBSD11.1-BETA1-20170829-190242-xfce-amd64.iso (2,247MB, SHA256).

Eric Turgeon has announced the availability of the initial alpha build of GhostBSD 11.1, an upcoming new release of the project's desktop-oriented operating system based on FreeBSD 11.1 and featuring MATE and Xfce environments: "This first alpha development release of GhostBSD 11.1 is ready for testing. All MATE and Xfce images are available for the i386 and amd64 architectures. We hope to see a lot of people helping to test this release. New features: our own software repository; all software updated; Whisker menu as default application menu in Xfce. Issues fixed: Xfce and MATE live session shutdown, suspend and hibernate; xf86-video-intel; MATE desktop fails on initial boot for install; clicking 'GhostBSD Bugs' item in the Main menu in 'System Tools' brings up 'Server not found' page; Xfce installation - incorrect keyboard layout; ZFS setup appears to be incomplete." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information. Download (pkglist): GhostBSD11.1-ALPHA1-mate-amd64.iso (2,396MB, SHA256), GhostBSD11.1-ALPHA1-xfce-amd64.iso (2,267MB, SHA256).

The GhostBSD project produces a desktop-oriented operating system based on FreeBSD. The GhostBSD project has announced the availability of a new test release, GhostBSD 11.0-ALPHA1, which is based on FreeBSD 11. The new alpha snapshot includes the latest NVIDIA video drivers and introduces the Whisker Menu as the default application menu for the Xfce desktop. "GhostBSD 11.0 ALPHA1 is ready! This alpha release is ready for testing and to be use in production there will be no need to reinstall other development release of GhostBSD 11.0 since the update manger will push update of GhostBSD. All MATE and Xfce images are available with i386 and amd64 architectures. New features: Latest NVIDIA drivers installed by default; Whisker Menu as default application menu of Xfce." This alpha snapshot also includes a number of fixes for the Xfce desktop and one for ZFS, an advanced file system. Further details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): GhostBSD11.0-ALPHA1-mate-amd64.iso (1,961MB, SHA256), GhostBSD11.0-ALPHA1-xfce-amd64.iso (1,855MB, SHA256).

The GhostBSD project develops a desktop friendly operating system based on FreeBSD. The project has updated its 10.x series with the launch of GhostBSD 10.3. The new version supports booting on UEFI-enabled computers, supports ZFS volumes and includes VirtualBox modules. "What changed in GhostBSD 10.3? The installer partition editor UI and partitioning have been improved. VirtualBox additions will be uninstall after installer if it is not running in VirtualBox. Slim is replacing GDM. Network Manager displays the full SSID. Replaced the HTML/CSS installation slide with a GTK+/CSS the slide." The new release also features several bug fixes. "Network Manager SSID list. VirtualBox support. Install on MBR partition issue, Some installer text errors. Keyboard layout after installation with MATE. Network Manager slowness to open the menu. Network Manager icon tray crash. Local time has been fixed. Fix boot partition for GPT to supports FreeBSD boot, BIOS boot and EFI..." Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): GhostBSD10.3-RELEASE-mate-amd64.iso (1,849MB, SHA256), GhostBSD10.3-RELEASE-xfce-amd64.iso (1,731MB, SHA256).

Eric Turgeon has announced the availability of the first release candidate for the upcoming stable release of GhostBSD 10.3: "GhostBSD 10.3 RC1 is ready for testing for the i386 and amd64 (including amd64-uefi) architectures. What has been fixed: installer ZFS mirror and zraid setup; installer custom partition problem; installer UEFI partition; installer /boot problem; 4k partition alignment; Network Manager long SSID name, slowness to open menu and icon tray crash. What has changed: Slim replaces GDM; ZFS disk encryption has been blocked and this feature should be available in GhostBSD 11. What is new: installer custom partition creation subjection; VirtualBox support, install at boot time if needed; full UEFI support. Known problems: keyboard layout after installation still US; Slim does not respect keyboard layout." Here is the complete release announcement. Interested testers can download the live DVD images from SoruceForge (pkglist): GhostBSD10.3-RC1-mate-amd64.iso (1,850MB, SHA256), GhostBSD10.3-RC1-xfce-amd64.iso (1,731MB, SHA256).

Eric Turgeon has announced that the first beta release of the upcoming GhostBSD 10.3, a desktop-oriented operating system based on FreeBSD, is now ready for download and testing: "GhostBSD 10.3-BETA1 is ready for testing. This first beta development release is ready for testing and debugging new features in GhostBSD 10.3; MATE and Xfce editions are available on SourceForge for the i386, amd64 and amd64-uefi architectures. What has been fixed? Localtime time has been fixed; installer support for UEFI; fix boot partition for GPT to supports freebsd-boot, bios-boot and EFI. We encourage you to use our issue system to report bug. The more issues are reported, the more of them will be fixed before the final release." Here is the brief release announcement with information on how to write the ISO images onto USB storage devices. Download the live images from SourceForge (pkglist): GhostBSD10.3-BETA1-mate-amd64.iso (1,860MB, SHA256), GhostBSD10.3-BETA1-xfce-amd64.iso (1,720MB, SHA256).

Eric Turgeon has announced the availability of the second alpha build of the upcoming GhostBSD 10.3, a new version of the a desktop-oriented operating system based on FreeBSD 10.3: "This second alpha release is for testing and debugging the new features in GhostBSD 10.3. MATE and Xfce editions are available on SourceForge for the i386, amd64, and amd64-uefi architectures. New feature: UEFI is now supported for 64-bit platforms. What has been fixed: gbi log and partition database are now deleted when closing gbi; resetting partition database when going back to the installation type; 4K partition alignment; networkmgr full SSID name; system Update duplicating the whole install under /boot/kernel.old; gbi 'back' button error; sudo configuration; wifi down by default; /etc/localtime not created by installer; locales are not correctly set up on installation; missing kern.vty=vt setting in grub.cf." Read the rest of the release announcement for a full list of new features and bug fixes. Download (pkglist): GhostBSD10.3-ALPHA2-mate-amd64.iso (1,838MB, SHA256), GhostBSD10.3-ALPHA2-mate-amd64-uefi.iso (1,825MB, SHA256), GhostBSD10.3-ALPHA2-xfce-amd64.iso (1,718MB, SHA256), GhostBSD10.3-ALPHA2-xfce-amd64-uefi.iso (1,705MB, SHA256).

Eric Turgeon has announced the availability of a new testing release for the GhostBSD operating system. GhostBSD is a desktop-oriented project that is based on FreeBSD. The new version, GhostBSD 10.3-ALPHA1, supports installation of both UFS and ZFS file systems, the desktop environment has been updated to MATE 1.12 and software packages will be updated quarterly instead of on a rolling release model for increased stability. "Yes we skip 10.2 for 10.3 since FreeBSD 10.3 was coming we thought we should wait for 10.3. This is the first alpha development release for testing and debugging of GhostBSD 10.3, only the MATE edition has been released which is available on SourceForge for the amd64 and i386 architectures. What's new? GhostBSD now supports ZFS and UFS file systems; the installer support encryption for ZFS; GhostBSD software will be updated quarterly, this will bring more stability, but the user will still be able to update to the latest version." Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: GhostBSD10.3-ALPHA1-mate-amd64.iso (1,838MB, SHA256, pkglist).

Eric Turgeon has announced the final release of GhostBSD 10.1, the latest stable version of the project's FreeBSD-based operating system with a choice of MATE or Xfce desktop environments: "After a year of development, testing and debugging we are pleased to announce the release of GhostBSD 10.1 MATE and Xfce which are available from SourceForge for the amd64 and i386 architectures. What's new? GhostBSD ISO image is hybrid and it can be burnt on DVD or USB sticks; Xfce is back; users can choose to install the BSD boot manager, the GRUB boot manager or no boot manager; Station Tweak, a fork of MATE Tweak; OctoPkg GUI frontend for pkgng written in Qt; Station Update Manager to update FreeBSD base system and third party software; software from pkg or ports can be installed in the live DVD/USB session; VT Console by default; instant verification for user and root to know if the password is strong and it it matches the one in the system installer...." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download (pkglist): GhostBSD10.1-RELEASE-20150912-mate-amd64.iso (1,828MB, SHA256); GhostBSD10.1-RELEASE-20150912-xfce-amd64.iso (1,686MB, SHA256).